Mourners Honor Saratoga Soldier

Saratoga, Wy – Mourners gathered in Saratoga on Monday tohonor Staff Sgt. Tyler E. Pickett, a former Saratoga resident who was killed in action in Iraq earlier this month. The 28-year-old was remembered as a dedicated soldier who made abig impression on the southern Wyoming town during his years there,the Rawlins Daily Times reported in a story for its Tuesdayeditions. Pickett was assigned to the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Divisionat Fort Drum, N.Y. He was buried at a formal military service inNew York earlier this month. Nancy Vargas, Pickett's English teacher at Saratoga High School,said she felt a mixture of sadness and pride about her formerstudent's death. She said Pickett brought joy to others, leaving "his footprintsall over this valley and all over our hearts."